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Two women leaders sat on an expert panel at IRC Global Conference “Innovation & Agility: The New World” in Shanghai in Autumn 2017. In this 6th part of IRC’s 9-part video series with the Georgia State University of Atlanta, Anne Chang, VP of Creative at ARK Design speaks about female leadership in corporate China.

From the time of Aristotle (and presumably rather before then, but with less recognition), learners have gathered together at predetermined times and places to learn from the wisdom of scholars. This model of pedagogy has survived the first, second and third industrial revolutions but will it survive the fourth?

Five expert panellists gathered at IRC Global Conference “Innovation & Agility: The New World” in Shanghai in Autumn 2017. In this 5th part of IRC’s 9-part video series with the Georgia State University of Atlanta, they share their takes on Eastern cultural stereotypes and innovative environments.

In this 4th part of IRC’s 9-part video series on “Innovation & Agility” in partnership with the Georgia State University of Atlanta, expert panellists at IRC Global Conference Shanghai 2017 tell us what learnings can be taken home from doing business in China.

Expert panellists at IRC Global Executive Search Partners Global Conference “Innovation & Agility: The New World” in Shanghai tell us how Chinese companies square a top-down or bottom-up approaches with innovation in the workplace.

Enduring companies stand the test of time by surfing the waves of social and economic change cresting around them and by tapping into cultural undercurrents to capture hearts and minds. Leading an organization to remain relevant and maintain growth in the midst of rapid change is complex, as the advisors at IRC Global Executive Search Partners can attest.

In 2016, only 20.2% of board members at Fortune 500 companies were women. According to Catalyst, a non-profit organization, Fortune 500 companies with more female board members demonstrate better financial performance than those with fewer women board members.

Vast portions of North America’s talent map are under threat of disruption. Between NAFTA’s pending renegotiation and greater use of automation in manufacturing, talent as we know it is about to change in the world’s largest trading bloc.